Preston's Faith Communities come together at Town Hall

Meetings took place at the Town Hall and Quwwatul Islam yesterday where Muslim and Jewish members of Preston communities met to talk about their personal experiences relating to the conflict in the Middle East, struggles and concerns in their respective communities and across Preston, and listen to each other's point of view.

The town hall meeting was well attended by Councillors and Cabinet members, with good representation from across political parties.

Councillor Matthew Brown, Leader of Preston City Council said:

We are pleased with the interfaith dialogue and the honest and open discussions that have taken place across our different communities today, and welcome any future interactions that strengthen our multicultural and multifaith relationships and community cohesion. We look forward to continuing the dialogue with different groups in the future, as well as an upcoming meeting with leading members of the Muslim community. We hope that it is insightful and as educational as it has been today."

Mark Levy, Jewish Leadership Council, said:

It was a pleasure to visit Quwwatul Islam Mosque and Preston City Council.  We held frank and open discussions with community members and councillors about the conflict in the Middle East and the effect on community cohesion. We are grateful to the council for facilitating these discussions and look forward to working together to maintain open channels of communication between communities."